Check-controlled music-playing device.



P. HKNSEL. CHECK CONTROLLED MUSIC PLAYING DEVICE.

Q I APPLICATION FILED MAR. l, 1913. 1,146,067. Patented July 13, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

V COLUMBIA PLANOuRAPH 20., WASHINGTON, D. c.

P. H'A'NsEL. CHECK CONTROLLED MUSIC PLAYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION men MAR.-1.19l3.

Patented July 13, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

n69 Emmi cou'muu Punomuvn co.,w.\snmu-roN. 0. cl

II-5111,1410? new.

" Tb whem y q r i Be i mq nsthafil; PAU HANS L o bljec't iofjthejgKrfSaX'0ny5 residing at I "Ae'ussereflH G rm y, o s ful mPI'W E- 1' -0h%k- 0 7 ll Mus -Pl yi gD v ess e di o eby claretheffoll QS Crip on bl joti; M ention l'elate, controlled m cha i m sif l ieem QPQretiQM Q. mm-playi mechee fii i9 2 rhy e. th'

i or a't consflderab1edistance there- 'lectrioally j. connected thereto.

' several such devices." I

.. rovided. also with-1a number" of, starting 7 t switchesiorthe-musigsuoh as:a rotatable 7 .vvheeLcontachjdevioe, buttonsforslldable 1n- 7 dicatorscorresponding n number to" the be played. gThese"clef the; person using the lnur ber of piecesito -,vices' canyb se;

fipifeo oflmus o 'fl ,P a soji'asgt playfpiecessuccessively.

' g he,'oev cefo hiriece,qf-iii ic b checkis iiiser edf dr h intope'rationg.

'n -device" forj 41s yea; that is; thepieces are'played S e Y a sa uinlfthe same order ,infvvhich. they are w me meie e' arries hemdfiizdzj-cbivuaiionmp v M sIC-PLZ Y IN DEVICE. I

sii t s Lei GQh Ve invented certain new and.

owing. vtofl be a; run, clear, and: f of the invention; "such as Ilnlled in the art to which; 1 tomewio iu he Same, re had to theaccompanying' draW letters or figures of references hihf m H r of t ocircuitcloser is a Wire 3 continuing to the I I vvire C of thesWitch-boardfA, -The'vl e-pl yin -d v es;t et,i' 9 e e. c t-c i ofailyisllimblertypi? nd! checkf Each circuit closer "6 :6 "is" c u e si yqr. se e 'vel ,a yk e 9 3% 1 es 'of music-by depositing' a check nva-suitable. appa atus; either di- 1 e"case ioflithe inusicalg o v vvfori ning"the ubject matter I ven 1on;thereforehas at iafsuitableu .i Qb iig tii w p y in automatic laying mscha' After thepiece, artsrarefautoor :zp'os t *I i is iris'ertedlvvithoilt operating o olecti'riga fiertain of mu th nlth'efne'it' piece of music Referring t5, um.drawings in which} 11k};

7 W h oHI'J Is, emmmaissn og rof'r upwie rurrnni 5 GEsELLscH r'r orBijI'ILLEZ EI-IRENBERG; .NEAR LEIVPZIG,GER1YIA1\T Y Specification of weratent'f 'Pat t d y 1 3; fiiedma pr'isie.aseiiaino,751,510, J 1

partsare sin ilarly designated; Figurell is a 1 d agrammatic Viewillustrating one "forn lof, 1 my mventlon. Jig. 2 is a detail end. vievvof the selector dru n, and Fig. 13 is a diagram- 1 97 19: w h w n mean i2 d ne' the; particular v piece ofniusic-to be played. i

Referring more particularly; 1 to Figs? 1 and 2,1 A is a suitableswitch-board provided,"

a" plurality-of circuit]. closers b+b?i,i

connected in parallel with the battery or other suitable source ofelectricalu l 7;, '1

is operated-by thegin'sertion; of a omzor,

nected ire and an electro magnfetj -kz}? T 'wh ch magnets are n turnconnected, by

Wires 4, in parallehito' the source 'ofcurrent B.Y,;Each electromagnet 0is oppositea re-f leasing latch ddf pivotedlat '5 and r0 vide'dfwith, ahook G takiiig' oVer'a pin" on videcl With paWls f-efinfoperativerel'ationT A o to not'cheson said drum. At oneehdfofthe 1 rv dru'mxare a number of notches correspondmg 1n number to'the number ofpieces of I Tlhese music to betplayed, namely, hh

notches are in peripheral alinement and are aflbell crank leverZ.- I Z)is closed' and the coin' or latch dand permit the lever a under the incheck 'is' caused. to operate vthe circuit closer?v a, the. solenoid cis energized to release the re the a fiuence of'its spring 9 to "movegagainstits.

drunigi This will cause the frame laytofbe operated.- and the lever]will be, moved i'rifthe direction of the arrow 3 Fig.1, At thes'ainetime the circuit closer a-cl'ose'sja ,cifrcuit""40 41, throughheele'ctric motoir39 who'se belt I 38 is connected by belt 37 to a' beltWheel 36 on a shaft 35. On shaft135 is a'lworm' that" drives a WormWheel 33 connected to a w gear'i'wheel 32 thatdrives-a gear wheel 31, r;

which in turn drives athe gear, heel? 30 for r is eresy-t ieP' f ia1-"iie: th mes e- "to stop saiddrum, andfmaga'zine when engagement'Withsaid; and thereby cause stop their movement."

I 3., Mechanism for posi th driving mechanism and the records to tioningthe note recgagingthe drum, apl urality of branch electric c rcuits, anelectro-magnet and a. circuit each of-saidpa'vvls and aclutch actuatedby said fran'ie' to disengage said mechanism,

.' 'ords' of automaticmusical instruments, com- "prisingfa note recordmagazine, a power cir- "cuit'l'having amain circuit closer therein,

electrically driven mechanism in said circuit i for'fmovin'g-"thenoterecords of the maga- 'zine, aseleQ Q drum driveniin unison With V the'records, a' series of pavvls arranged to co- I "opera'tewvith;saiddruin, means actuated by v any one'of saidpavvls to disconnectthe recford moving mechanism, branch control cir-r j cuits falll"controlled by. the main circuit r 1 meansftopermit its pawl toi moveinto-en;

closer, and a separate circuit closer in each control circuit, anelectro-magnetfin each control circu t controlling the operation of apawl, whereby upon closing themain circuit closer the electricallydriven 'mecha' nism successively positions the records, and

upon closing one of the 7 separate circuit 1 closers the pawl-relatedthereto is caused to and the particular record corresponding to theposition of the drum.

'5."The combinatlon With a note sheet mag-v p g I p I Iazine, a powercircuit, a main circuit closer closerx in each branch forcontrolling themovement of a pawl, a frame operated by and electrically drivenmechanism in said circuit for moving the note sheets; of a num- .i

her ofparallel circuits all controlled by said- M I, circuit closer, aseparate circuit closer :in 4:. Mechanism for positioning the noterec- Icooperate Withsaid drum and stop the drum each parallel circuit andmechanism controlled by said last named circuit closers to stop saidelectrically driven mechanism and the notesheet magazine in accordanceWith the separate circuit closer actuated.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed-my name in) presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

PAUL HANSEL- Witnesses: y

ERNST GENDLUER, RUDOLPH, FRICKE.

five cents each, by addressing the"0onimissioner oflatents,

Washington,'D.G.

